162 result(s) for book in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: EU Not To Ease Pressure On Hungary
- 6 May 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Commentators from left to right believe that the EU is unlikely to lift the excessive deficit procedure imposed on Hungary, and agree that its motives are political. A pro-government commentator says there are foreign interests behind the pessimistic EU forecast, while both a left-wing editorial and a business columnist interpret the move as a warning to Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Is The Rule Of Law In Danger In Hungary?
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As mutual accusations spiral frenetically, left-wing commentators accuse the government of destroying constitutional democracy, while they are being accused by their right-wing counterparts of fuelling foreign criticism of Hungary.
Expedition Of ''Hungarians On Peaks Over 8000 Metres' Going To Kanchenjunga
- 27 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian mountaineers Zsolt Erőss, Lajos Kollár, Péter Kiss and Slovak national Jaroslav Dudka, as part of the ‘Hungarians on peaks over 8000 metres’ initiative, plan to climb the world’s third highest peak, the Kanchenjunga.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's National Bank Boss Under Fire 5 Days Before Leaving
- 27 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government daily accuses Simor, the outgoing President of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) of servility because he passed on confidential information about Hungarian commercial banks to the IMF and finds it outraging that Simor denies ever having ordered the report to IMF.
Death Of Former American Ambassador To Hungary Mark Palmer
- 11 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The U.S. Embassy in Budapest is saddened by the news of the passing of Ambassador Mark Palmer, who served as United States Ambassador to Hungary between 1986 and 1990, following a long struggle with cancer. A champion for freedom, Ambassador Palmer took up his duties in the last years of the Communist era, and played a highly visible role during the regime change.
Xpat Opinion: Fidesz Still Ahead As Campaign Starts One Year Early In Hungary
- 4 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the next election is scheduled for the spring of 2014, most observers believe the campaign is already underway. PM Orbán’s Fidesz-KDNP alliance leads the polls, but analysts do not rule out an opposition victory.Analysing the latest opinion poll statistics in his blog, political scientist Gábor Török argues that Fidesz has managed to halt the sliding trend of the past two years. By ...
János Lázár On Remembering The Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of ...
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: A Distorted Past Haunts Hungarians
- 5 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago an article appeared in HVG about the teaching of Hungarian history. The author rightly pointed out that it has been flawed for a very long time. I agree. Hungarians have a warped view of their country’s past.
Xpat Opinion: EU Not To Ease Pressure On Hungary
- 6 May 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Commentators from left to right believe that the EU is unlikely to lift the excessive deficit procedure imposed on Hungary, and agree that its motives are political. A pro-government commentator says there are foreign interests behind the pessimistic EU forecast, while both a left-wing editorial and a business columnist interpret the move as a warning to Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Is The Rule Of Law In Danger In Hungary?
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As mutual accusations spiral frenetically, left-wing commentators accuse the government of destroying constitutional democracy, while they are being accused by their right-wing counterparts of fuelling foreign criticism of Hungary.
Expedition Of ''Hungarians On Peaks Over 8000 Metres' Going To Kanchenjunga
- 27 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian mountaineers Zsolt Erőss, Lajos Kollár, Péter Kiss and Slovak national Jaroslav Dudka, as part of the ‘Hungarians on peaks over 8000 metres’ initiative, plan to climb the world’s third highest peak, the Kanchenjunga.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's National Bank Boss Under Fire 5 Days Before Leaving
- 27 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government daily accuses Simor, the outgoing President of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) of servility because he passed on confidential information about Hungarian commercial banks to the IMF and finds it outraging that Simor denies ever having ordered the report to IMF.
Death Of Former American Ambassador To Hungary Mark Palmer
- 11 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The U.S. Embassy in Budapest is saddened by the news of the passing of Ambassador Mark Palmer, who served as United States Ambassador to Hungary between 1986 and 1990, following a long struggle with cancer. A champion for freedom, Ambassador Palmer took up his duties in the last years of the Communist era, and played a highly visible role during the regime change.
Xpat Opinion: Fidesz Still Ahead As Campaign Starts One Year Early In Hungary
- 4 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the next election is scheduled for the spring of 2014, most observers believe the campaign is already underway. PM Orbán’s Fidesz-KDNP alliance leads the polls, but analysts do not rule out an opposition victory.Analysing the latest opinion poll statistics in his blog, political scientist Gábor Török argues that Fidesz has managed to halt the sliding trend of the past two years. By ...
János Lázár On Remembering The Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of ...
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: A Distorted Past Haunts Hungarians
- 5 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago an article appeared in HVG about the teaching of Hungarian history. The author rightly pointed out that it has been flawed for a very long time. I agree. Hungarians have a warped view of their country’s past.